Etymology of the English word revulsion
the English word
revulsionderived from the Latin word
revulsioderived from the Latin word
revulsusderived from the Latin word
revellere (raise, pull up; pluck away; tear away, loose, out; tear, pull away, loose)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
vellere (pluck, pull, tear out)
derived from the French word
revulsionderived from the Latin word
revulsusderived from the Latin word
revellere (raise, pull up; pluck away; tear away, loose, out; tear, pull away, loose)
using the Latin prefix
re-derived from the Latin word
vellere (pluck, pull, tear out)
Date
The earliest known usage of revulsion in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
